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Maximizing Your Chances of a Successful CSOS Application

3 years ago

Maximizing Your Chances of a Successful CSOS Application By Prof. Graham Paddock Working with Prof. CG van der Merwe, Graham has analyzed numerous Community Schemes Ombud Service (CSOS) adjudicators’ orders…

Reluctant Leaders: A Successful Sectional Title Leadership Transition

3 years ago

Reluctant Leaders: A Successful Sectional Title Leadership Transition By André Boersma In the intricate world of sectional title schemes, ensuring effective leadership is pivotal. This article recounts an intriguing and…

Q&A – 2023 05

3 years ago

Below are examples of two questions that we recently received from community members on the Paddocks Club discussion forum. Paddocks Club is the most affordable way to get quick (24hr…

Can the Chief Ombud of the CSOS create 12 new adjudication orders through a Practice Directive?

3 years ago

Can the Chief Ombud of the CSOS create 12 new adjudication orders through a Practice Directive? By Jennifer Paddock On 14 March 2023 the Community Schemes Ombud Service (the ‘CSOS’)…

Paddocks Press – April 2023

3 years ago

The April 2023 edition of Paddocks Press is now available.

Navigating Accessibility Alterations in Sectional Title Schemes: A Case Study

3 years ago

Navigating Accessibility Alterations in Sectional Title Schemes: A Case Study By Prof. Graham Paddock Introduction An elderly lady suffering from severe arthritis and mobility issues requested the trustees of her…

Does Prescribed Conduct Rule 1(2) include Therapy Pets and Emotional Support Animals?

3 years ago

Does Prescribed Conduct Rule 1(2) include Therapy Pets and Emotional Support Animals? By Jennifer Paddock The role of therapy pets and emotional support animals in providing mental health support has…

Q&A – 2023 04

3 years ago

By the Paddocks Club team Below are examples of two questions on the Paddocks Club discussion forum, to show you what is available to our Community members! Appointment of a…

Paddocks Press – March 2023

3 years ago

The March 2023 edition of Paddocks Press is now available.

Financial responsibility for solar geysers in sectional title – owner or body corporate?

3 years ago

Financial responsibility for solar geysers in sectional title – owner or body corporate? By Jennifer Paddock After Prof. Paddock wrote an article about creating exclusive use areas for solar power…

The clash of lifestyles: A noise and smoke dispute in a sectional title scheme

3 years ago

The clash of lifestyles: A noise and smoke dispute in a sectional title schemes By Prof. Graham Paddock It is important for scheme residents who live in close quarters to…

Q&A – 2023 03

3 years ago

By the Paddocks Club team Below are examples of two questions on the Paddocks Club discussion forum, to show you what is available to our Community members! Enforcing conduct rules…

Paddocks Press – February 2023

3 years ago

The February 2023 edition of Paddocks Press is now available.

Boundaries between two exclusive use areas and financial responsibility

3 years ago

Boundaries between two exclusive use areas and financial responsibility By Jennifer Paddock When it comes to determining who is financially responsible for repairs and maintenance in sectional title schemes, boundaries…

Legal considerations for managing sectional title schemes within layered developments

3 years ago

Legal considerations for managing sectional title schemes within layered developments By Prof. Graham Paddock In the course of their work, managing agents, trustees, and directors of community schemes often…

Q&A – 2023 02

3 years ago

By the Paddocks Club team Below are examples of two questions on the Paddocks Club discussion forum, to show you what is available to our Community members! Rights of executor…

Paddocks Press – January 2023

3 years ago

The January 2023 edition of Paddocks Press is now available.

Tips for Body Corporate Payment Plan Agreements with Owners

3 years ago

By Jennifer Paddock Collecting arrear levies is part and parcel of body corporate management. One of the ways to do this, without approaching the Community Schemes Ombud Service (“CSOS”) or…

Setting up exclusive use areas for solar power harvesting

3 years ago

By Prof. Graham Paddock Now that load shedding has become a regular part of the South African experience, trustees in sectional title schemes are having to deal with an increasing…

Body Corporate Management Grading System?

3 years ago

By Prof. Graham Paddock A long time ago, Tertius Maree proposed a ‘grading system’ to rate sectional title schemes according to the efficiency of their management, and particularly their financial…

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